Mets Must Face Giants’ Bumgarner and His Postseason Excellence

Syndergaard to take mound for New York in NL wild card game

In last year’s National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Mets achieved something that appeared close to impossible.

They faced Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke, two pitchers with a combined ERA of 1.90, in four of the five games—and lived to tell about it. Then in the championship series against the Chicago Cubs, they beat Jon Lester and Jake Arrieta on consecutive days, advancing to the World Series by...